Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I read this book at the perfect time in my life. Ari’s growing pains resonated with my own and I found myself drawn in to the vividly depicted story.
My favorite part of the author’s writing is that he manages to accurately convey emotion without explicitly saying it. Instead of telling us Ari is angry, he has us use context clues and dialog to figure it out. The fact that we can easily follow what the characters are doing and WHY, without being led by hand to the correct conclusion is the mark of a good storyteller.
This book is a masterpiece. I don’t cry at many books, but this one left me sobbing like a baby.
I have so many more praises to sing, but I don’t have all day to write.
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